Job summary
Frimley Health Foundation Trust has an exciting fixed-term vacancy (ends 13/9/24) for Band 7 Specialist Critical Care Dietitian. The role will cover a 12 bedded intensive care unit. The successful applicant will work closely as part of the MDT, as well as support the leadership of the department within line management, attendance at clinical governance groups, training of other healthcare professionals and linking with the dietetic services across Frimley Health Foundation Trust. This is a great opportunity to develop and practice skills and knowledge within this expertise.
Our department is a dynamic, well-established team with dietitians working in specialities such as; paediatrics, surgery, intensive care, respiratory, cardiac, oncology, gastroenterology, and stroke rehabilitation. The department has a focus on working together as a team and supporting colleagues in their training and development.
Main duties of the job
- To be responsible for developing and establishing dietetic services for critical care patients/unit within Wexham Park Hospital.
- To be responsible for service development, update and implement guidelines to set and monitor standards of practice
- To act as a specialist resource for the Critical Care multi-disciplinary team(s) and Dietitians within Frimley Health Foundation Trust
- To take a lead role and be responsible for the advanced assessment, treatment and management of patients on Critical Care and associated paperwork. These patients have highly complex and/or chronic presentation
- To undertake evidence based projects, including recommendations for changes in practice and to develop research and audit in this clinical area
- To provide an effective high quality service within the critical care speciality and take a lead role in supporting and teaching other department Dietitians as required.
- To provide an assessment, treatment and management of patients within other specialities during periods of annual leave and other specialities on a required basis.
- To contribute to continued development, efficiency and safety of dietetic department
- To deputise for the Dietetic leads in times of absence, providing supervision of Dietitians and facilitating team caseload management and staffing levels.
- To be flexible in times of increased capacity to the service
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our Trust three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
In the Therapies Directorate we have a strong EDI culture and welcome applicants who will continue to contribute to the power of diversity we want in our teams to help us deliver our best services to our population.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To take a lead role and be responsible for the advanced assessment, treatment and management of patients on Critical Care and it's service development. Please refer to attached job description for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To take a lead role and be responsible for the advanced assessment, treatment and management of patients on Critical Care and it's service development. Please refer to attached job description for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised degree in nutrition and dietetics or equivalent
- HCPC registration
- Advanced communication course
- Leadership or supervisory course
- Evidence of further postgraduate study in specialisation up to MSc level or equivalent
- In-depth knowledge of evidence-based practice
- In-depth knowledge of health legislation in current practice and clinical governance
- Knowledge of risk assessment
- Member of British Dietetic Association
- Active member of specialist clinical interest group
Desirable
Experience / Competencies
Essential
- Ability to prioritise own and others workload
- Good time management
- Clinical leadership skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work singlehandedly with individuals and groups
- Multi-disciplinary team working
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Keyboard skills and computer literacy
- Supervisory and appraisal skills
- General management skills
- Training and facilitation skills
- Analyse professional and ethical issues
- Use of dietary assessment software
- Negotiating, influencing and counselling skills
- Presentation skills - evidence of presenting to large groups
- Ability to utilise equipment e.g. skinfold calipers, bioimpedence equipment, insulin pump equipment
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to problem solve innovatively
- Change management
- Strategic thinking
Professional / Specialist / Functional experience
Essential
- Clinical specialist work post registration as a dietitian
- Documented evidence of CPD
- Training and supervisory support of staff and students
- Experience of audit and/or research
- Able to demonstrate a wide range of experience in all aspects of dietary assessment and treatment
- Leadership and line management
Desirable
- Ability to travel efficiently and in a timely way between sites if required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised degree in nutrition and dietetics or equivalent
- HCPC registration
- Advanced communication course
- Leadership or supervisory course
- Evidence of further postgraduate study in specialisation up to MSc level or equivalent
- In-depth knowledge of evidence-based practice
- In-depth knowledge of health legislation in current practice and clinical governance
- Knowledge of risk assessment
- Member of British Dietetic Association
- Active member of specialist clinical interest group
Desirable
Experience / Competencies
Essential
- Ability to prioritise own and others workload
- Good time management
- Clinical leadership skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work singlehandedly with individuals and groups
- Multi-disciplinary team working
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Keyboard skills and computer literacy
- Supervisory and appraisal skills
- General management skills
- Training and facilitation skills
- Analyse professional and ethical issues
- Use of dietary assessment software
- Negotiating, influencing and counselling skills
- Presentation skills - evidence of presenting to large groups
- Ability to utilise equipment e.g. skinfold calipers, bioimpedence equipment, insulin pump equipment
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to problem solve innovatively
- Change management
- Strategic thinking
Professional / Specialist / Functional experience
Essential
- Clinical specialist work post registration as a dietitian
- Documented evidence of CPD
- Training and supervisory support of staff and students
- Experience of audit and/or research
- Able to demonstrate a wide range of experience in all aspects of dietary assessment and treatment
- Leadership and line management
Desirable
- Ability to travel efficiently and in a timely way between sites if required.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
